The UDF led by the Congress party has not declared a chief ministerial candidate for the assembly elections in Kerala.

The Congress-led UDF has decided not to project the chief ministerial candidate for Kerala's upcoming assembly elections.

The Congress-led UDF has decided not to project the chief ministerial candidate for Kerala's upcoming assembly elections.The Congress high command has set up a committee to oversee and manage the party's campaign in the 2021 Assembly polls in Kerala. The decision was taken after Congress's poor showing in the local body elections, and factional feud in the party intensified. The party also decided that they will not project a Chief Ministerial candidate to avoid an internal showdown before the elections. Senior leader A K Antony said that the priority is to win the elections with a comfortable majority, and all leaders will work together. Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will assume a lead role in the poll campaign.